Wickremanayake Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wickremanayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickremanayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wickremanayake Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wickremanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wickremanayake is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickremanayake? popularity and diffusion

It is the 530,954th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname Wickremanayake is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wickremanayake are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wickremanayake is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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